Rarely does the press publish an article on long covid that tells it like it is. Here is one:
Long covid has derailed my life. Make no mistake: It could yours, too. https://t.co/UFIqgjeYzd
There is a perverse tendency to view pastoralism in West Africa purely through a "climate-security" lens. Good short read on how this fits into broader generational challenges of adaptation and #climatefinance.
These case studies from @cdalearning on climate-conflict pathways are well worth a read. Clear and intentional about how knowledge about potential climate futures is (co-) generated, not just "well, climate science says so". https://t.co/NWnGB9mMhP
The Times seems to be the only British newspaper interested in how this Rwanda asylum deal is going down in Congo. Every other British media outlet has shown extraordinary parochialism, with the focus entirely on what it means for the UK. https://t.co/IBDrSwsaGj
Getting #LongCovid/MECFS means going from having 15-16 active hours in a day to 3-5, if you’re lucky.
Cutting things out of your life to fit this time is brutal. Any error means the following days are even shorter.
What would you cut?
Email today from a large development org: "Now more than ever, our investment in crisis-fluent talent shows an eagerness to elevate our work in fragile contexts, and use our influence for the agency of all." Barf.
I mean.. I've been a management consultant in the sector for a long time. No stranger to framing of mission & core capabilities. But at some point you have to recognise if the language has become completely untethered from the lived experience it's supposed to describe.
Re-reading 90s debates on environmental / #ClimateSecurity. Is it still the case that there is "a striking lack of critical scrutiny" in broader social science? Would argue yes with exceptions ...
I see like twenty of these memes a day. Fun fact: Plenty of people enter doctoral programs with genuine skills, experience and yes even publications. What is with the ritual denigration? #phdlife